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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BUncirculated, post: 1426608, member: 29581&quot;]He didn&#039;t ruin your thread, but did point out that your information is flawed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Morgan dollars were not widely received nor were they popular with the majority of the U.S. population. They did have some popularity in the west by gamblers in gambling houses and saloons.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they were so popular, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia would have had an overflowing hoard of Morgans in their storage vaults, and when they were filled to capacity, eventually had to use space in the Fed&#039;s vaults.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest you buy and read Q. David Bower&#039;s book on Morgan dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh and an FYI, the reason Canada&#039;s loonies and twonies are widely used is because Canada did away with their $1 note. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only way our dollar coinage would be used that much is to follow Canada&#039;s suit, and do away with the $1 note.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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